MI vs SRH match has been scheduled for 21st May, Sunday. Rohit Sharma and his blue army will face Hyderabad on the home ground- Wankhede. Mumbai Indians must win this game to stay alive in the race to IPL 2023 playoffs. On the other hand, SRH failed to finish on a high in their last match against RCB. But here, on a good batting surface against MI, they will back themselves to put on a great show at the death. Now, let us see how the match runs.
Tata IPL 2023 MI vs SRH Team preview:
Mumbai India:
MI need to bounce back from their recent loss where they failed to get 11 off the final over with Cameron Green and Tim David on the crease. The two scored just 5 runs in that over from Mohsin Khan, a 24-year-old uncapped bowler with just 12 IPL games. When taking on SRH, the home team needs their bowlers to deliver at the death, given Hyderabad’s lower middle-order firepower. Akash Madhwal is a key bowler in the MI setup who can deliver some good overs at the death. An inexperienced bowling attack that went for runs for most of the season has finally looked good. However, MI has found wickets in the powerplay in recent outings.
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Sunrisers Hyderabad were on top of the game against RCB at home in their last match. Klaasen’s hundred helped them post 186-run total batting first, but it was nowhere near enough when Kohli and Faf got going in the second half of the match. It was a good batting pitch in Hyderabad, and it will be quite better when they come to the Wankhede in Mumbai. Bhuvneshwar Kumar and T Natarajan must be on their best day if SRH is to stand any chance of gaining the upper hand against MI. Now, they need the bowlers to do their job well.
Tata IPL 2023 MI vs SRH Predicted playing 11:
Mumbai Indians:
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Hrithik Shokeen, Chris Jordan, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram (c), Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Harry Brook, Glenn Phillips, Abdul Samad, Kartik Tyagi, Mayank Dagar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nitish Reddy
Tata IPL 2023 MI vs SRH Key players:
Mumbai Indians:
The key middle-order batters Suryakumar Yadav and Nehal Wadhera failed to get going, and it hampered MI’s run chase. While Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma’s form at the top is good news, MI need their finishers to deliver. Piyush Chawla is the go-to man for breakthroughs, and he can also restrict the flow of runs in the middle overs. Chris Jordan has not been in his best form, while Behrendorff enjoys bowling with the new ball.
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
As a key batter for Sunrisers Hyderabad, we can take H Khaasen. He is going through a stable form with 104 runs and a strike rate of 203.92. Brook and skipper Markram is also on the list with almost good stability.
If we look at the bowlers, Bhubaneswar Kumar is the valuable key bowler in the MI vs SRH match. His experience with the economy rate 12 this season may save SRH on the match day. T Natarajan and A Sharma are also on the list of stable bowlers of SRH.
Tata IPL 2023 MI vs SRH Weather & Pitch report:
Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will host MI’s last home game of MI vs SRH. It is a belter of a pitch at the Wankhede, where batters will enjoy playing their strokes. The local boys, Surya and Rohit, have scored many big knocks on this pitch and will be the ones to watch out for again.
The weather will be cloudy, with a temperature of 33 degrees Celsius. It is a day game, and the weather forecast is cloudy, so no dew is expected. There can be some movement for the new-ball bowlers early on. Teams can have a better chance of defending a total in the day game at this venue than at night. A 190+ score would be a competitive total for the team batting first.
Tata IPL 2023 MI vs SRH Head to head
Matches Played – 20
Mumbai Indians won – 11
Sunrisers Hyderabad won – 9
Here’s a summary of the last five MI vs SRH matches:
MI (192/5) beat SRH (178/10) by 14 runs, Apr 18, 2023.
SRH (193/6) beat MI (190/7) by 3 runs, May 17, 2022.
MI (235/9) beat SRH (193/8) by 42 runs, Oct 8, 2021.
MI (150/5) beat SRH (137) by 13 runs, Apr 17, 2021.
SRH (151/0) beat MI (149/8) by 10 wickets, Nov 3, 2020.
Tata IPL 2023 MI vs SRH Match prediction:
While both teams are coming into this MI vs SRH game on the back of a loss, MI will start with an advantage. They have played plenty of cricket on this ground and have their key players in top form. The ground dimensions are not big enough, and we expect many sixes in this match.
SRH will pose a tough challenge with the bat, but their bowling struggles make things difficult for them against such a tough opponent. In my match prediction, MI has a clear edge in this contest and will start as favourites.
